CLOUD-BASED PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AN EXPANDABLE WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A fault tolerant physical access control system, said system comprising:
- a central processing appliance for providing processing and logic functions for a physical access control system;
at least one edge device controlling at least one access function for a door; and
a remote I/O controller adjacent to each door for providing communications between the central processing appliance and the at least one edge device at each door.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing an improved physical access control system that may be installed as a new system, installed to upgrade an existing system, or installed to expand an existing system, wherein a door access control system may include a new central processing appliance that may be implemented in software to thereby remove dependence upon hardware, enable implementation as a virtual machine, enable implementation in the cloud to thereby increase access, may include a central I/O controller for the central processing appliance and a new remote I/O controller at each door for handling communications, and wherein the remote I/O controllers may also provide wireless network functionality to enable wireless expansion and improved data integrity of the system.
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15 Claims
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1. A fault tolerant physical access control system, said system comprising:
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a central processing appliance for providing processing and logic functions for a physical access control system; at least one edge device controlling at least one access function for a door; and a remote I/O controller adjacent to each door for providing communications between the central processing appliance and the at least one edge device at each door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing a fault tolerant physical access control system, said method comprising:
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providing a central processing appliance for providing processing and logic functions for a physical access control system; providing at least one edge device controlling at least one access function for a door; and providing a remote I/O controller adjacent to each door for providing communications between the central processing appliance and the at least one edge device at each door. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for replacing an existing physical access control system with a fault tolerant physical access control system, said method comprising:
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replacing a central processing controller with a central processing appliance for providing processing and logic functions for a fault tolerant physical access control system, including coupling a wireless network transceiver and antenna to the central processing appliance; and providing a remote I/O controller adjacent to each door, and coupling each edge device to the remote I/O controller at each door for providing communications between the central processing appliance and the at least one edge device at each door by a wired or a wireless connection.
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